Pire is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Peace Movement, Pacifism, Pacifists, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Disaster Relief, Asylum, Refugees
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History
- Geographical Location: Norway, Scandinavia
- Date: December 10, 1958
Article abstract: Father Dominique Georges Pire was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his work to improve the lives of displaced persons in Europe.
Summary of Event
On December 10, 1958, in Oslo, Norway, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a little-known Belgian priest, Father Dominique Georges Pire. Father Pire, at age forty-eight, was one of the youngest people to receive the prize and one of the few recognized for work with refugees. He was born Georges Charles Clement Ghislain Eugene François Pire on February 10, 1910, in Dinant,...
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